AFL hall of Fame

[lwjoyner]

Does the fact that Mickey O is now the Swans Academy Coach count against him. # years retired is that from playing or involvement. Some of last nights inductees retired in the same year, Brad J now has his old job. It all seems waited to the last 5-10 years of retirees. Suggest there are many who deserve it from earlier years. I could name some swans if need be.

[Reggi]

Seriously Brad Johnson. What a joke

Michael o'loughlin 18 finals won 9 lost 9 3 grand finals one premiership 36 goals in finals

Brad Johnson 21 finals won 6 lost 15, 18 goals

What a joke

[tasmania60]

cant work it out Mickey O was a better player?

[jono2707]

I thought all the inductees were very worthy and good on them for such an honour. They deserve it.

Micky O deserves to be inducted too so hopefully his time will come before too long.

[churry]

Agree with jono they were all worthy receipients and would love to see Micky O be inducted also. Brad Johnson was a very good player and seems like a good bloke, plus to play 360 odd games says a lot, it's huge.

[stellation]

Seriously Brad Johnson. What a joke

Michael o'loughlin 18 finals won 9 lost 9 3 grand finals one premiership 36 goals in finals

Brad Johnson 21 finals won 6 lost 15, 18 goals

What a joke

More finals wins than fellow inductee Richo, I would assume. Brad Johnson was a very, very good player that played 350+ games- it would have been nice to see Mick go in, but Brad is very worthy of the honour.

[Reggi]

Richo scored 800 goals. Not suggesting Johnson was abad player. He falls way short of 'Hall of Fame' his football achievements are zero really.

In reality he was a flat track bully, by no means a great

[bloodbloods]

I think they consider how many b and f's at their club too. BJ has 3, MO has 1 but who knows. Itd be funny if they had some crazy mathematical formula to decide who.

[stellation]

I've just taken a squiz- Brad kicked 558 goals whilst playing up the ground enough to have averaged around 20 disposals a game across 364 games. That's pretty decent.

[Primmy]

I am a bit non plussed here. MickeyO not in the Hall of Fame? Yet? His list of achievements is the stuff of legends, and yet, ..... nada.

This needs to be addressed. Anyone know what we should be doing?

[Faunac8]

MickyO will eventually be included but an unfortunate incident in Adelaide a few years back when in the company of Adam Hueskes may still be a little fresh in the panels mind. I may be wrong but weren't Carey and Ablett delayed as well because of off field issues. Also bit rough to use Brad Johnson as your basis for comparison . He would have been welcomed in red and white and is well respected by all. Doggies supporters will tell you of many an occasion where he has made unheralded visits to club fund raisers and the like.
Also worth noting Brad was over a nine year period a six times All Australian including once as captain something Micky achieved just twice early in his career.
Don't get me wrong MickyO is an absolute legend and it was a pleasure watching him in the Swans guernsey and for sure his time will come BUT that doesn't make the " Smiling Assassin " any less worthy.

[Primmy]

MickeyO played in two Grand finals, and has a Premiership Medallion from a 72 year premiership drought GF , held the club record for the most games played for the Swans (303) until Adam and Jude took over, is an All Australian, Club Champion, kicked 521 goals, Indigenous Player of the Century, Coached the Flying Boomerangs, Coached the indigenous IRS, was awarded the AFL Players Madden medal in 2009, runs the GO foundation with Adam, is Coach to the QBE Sydney Swans Academy, and may yet become our first Aboriginal AFL Coach. I could go on. The other matter you refer to happened in 1996, and the person involved has subsequently said he wasn't involved.

The AFL have not honoured him yet because......no known reason. He retired in 2009.

[Reggi]

I've just taken a squiz- Brad kicked 558 goals whilst playing up the ground enough to have averaged around 20 disposals a game across 364 games. That's pretty decent.

Decent is no 'great'. He is the player that downhill skier was invested for. I don't dispute that he was a good player. But great no chance

I have met him and he is a really lovely guy. That is nothing to do with the fact he was not a great

[stellation]

I think my favourite thing about Brad Johnson is when he first retired and started doing some media work, he'd wear his own tasteful, well tailored suits instead of the ones supplied by the channels like everyone else.

[Matt80]

Decent is no 'great'. He is the player that downhill skier was invested for. I don't dispute that he was a good player. But great no chance

I have met him and he is a really lovely guy. That is nothing to do with the fact he was not a great

I think Brad Johnson is very deserving. I remember there was a time when the Dogs had no key forwards and he and Nathan Brown were their CHF and FF. He was a small but very effective CHF during that time.

The player who reminds me of Johnson at the Swans is Luke Parker due his strong body and overhead marking. Asking Brad Johnson to play CHF for a season is like asking Luke Parker to fill in at CHF for a season.